Contested City: Art and Public History as Mediation at New York's Seward Park Urban Renewal Area Wednesday, March 13 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM Urban Democracy Lab 20 Cooper Square, Square Room 222 New York, NY More information & RSVP: https://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/book-talk-contested-city/ The Urban Democracy Lab invites you to support our friend and colleague Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and celebrate the publication of her book, Contested City: Art and Public History as Mediation at New York’s Seward Park Urban Renewal Area on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:30pm in 20 Cooper Square Room 222. For those of you who know Gabrielle and are familiar with the struggles over space and place at the “SPURA” (now Essex Crossing) the book feels like an urgent reminder of how important the preservation of people—their livelihoods, their stories, and their quality of life—is to the health of our city’s neighborhoods. You can find out more about the book here <https://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/books/9781609386108/contested-city>. We have limited space for this event and will be distributing a limited number of copies of the book to those who participate in our working groups. Please RSVP directly to urbandemos@nyu.edu to reserve a seat. New York University and Gallatin provide reasonable accommodations to people living with disabilities who wish to attend events at the School. For every event, Gallatin staff will be on hand to assist guests. Please note that the entrance at 715 Broadway is wheelchair accessible. To request accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, assistive listening devices, or large print programs, or should you have questions regarding accessibility for an event, please contact Gallatin’s Office of Special Events by emailing events.gallatin@nyu.eduor by calling 212-992-6328. Should you need an accommodation, we ask that you send your request as early as possible so that we have time to fulfill your request.